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Relationship between psychological distress, health behaviours and future reports of hypertension among adults in East Zimbabwe: a cohort study

Open Heart

Introduction Extensive cross-sectional evidence has demonstrated an association between psychological distress (PD) and hypertension. In 2012–2013, PD was measured using the Shona Symptom Questionnaire, a screening tool validated for use in Shona-speaking countries including Zimbabwe (cut-off point: 7). Results In 2012, 10.4%

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Latino–White Disparities in Identification and Control of Elevated Blood Pressure Among Adults With Hypertension

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundStudies analyzing blood pressure (BP) management using the hypertension control cascade have consistently shown disparities in hypertension awareness, treatment, and BP control between Latino patients and non‐Latino White patients. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. 1.24]; aOR, 1.07 [95% CI, 1.02–1.12],

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Do you need to be a trained health care professional to diagnose subtle OMI on the ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He learned more about the patient: A 77 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the ED at around 0520 after waking up at 0400 with 10/10 chest heaviness radiating to both arms. By the summer of 2012, he could read an ECG for OMI better than any doctor I knew.

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Remembering CMHC Chair Dr. George L. Bakris: An Exceptional Leader, Mentor, and Educator in Nephrology and Hypertension 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Bakris , an internationally recognized and influential nephrologist and hypertension expert, who passed away on June 15, 2024, at the age of 72. Bakris’s distinguished career in medicine spanned over four decades, marked by significant contributions to the fields of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension, and nephropathy progression.

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Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He has a medical hx notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and previous tobacco use disorder. Uncontrolled coronary spasm may be associated with serious arrhythmias , including cardiac arrest ( Looi et al — Postgrad Med, 2012 ; Tan et al — Eur Heart J Case Rep, 2018 ; Chevalier et al — JACC, 1998 ; Rodriguez-Manero — EP Europace, 2018 ).

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Abstract 4144822: Association between serum anion gap and short-term mortality in sepsis patients complicated by pulmonary hypertension: A cohort study based on MIMIC-IV database

Circulation

Background:The relationship between anion gap (AG) and short-term mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) sepsis patients complicated by pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains unclear.Methods:Retrospective analysis of incident sepsis patients complicated by PH first admitted to ICU in MIMIC database (2008 to 2019) were enrolled.

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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

2012 Apr;67(4):395-405. When broken down by disease category, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, stroke, osteoarthritis, hypertension and stroke, the pattern is the same. 2012 Apr;67(4):395-405. Most adults, healthy centenarians included, will die from one of three things: Cardiovascular Disease. Arch Intern Med.